Predominance of Norovirus and Sapovirus in Nicaragua after Implementation of Universal Rotavirus Vaccination

2014176 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Filemón Bucardo · Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León

Yaoska Reyes · Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León

Abstract

This study shows that NV has become the leading viral cause of gastroenteritis at hospital and community settings in Nicaragua after implementation of RV vaccination.

Topics & Keywords

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Viral Infections and Immunology Research Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 9, Issue 5, pp. e98201-e98201

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098201

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